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Some delegates complained about the length of the tour. Others, having been honored with gifts of land and gold, never bothered to say thank you. Then when Bennett took the group to see the Asantehene--the king of Ghana's storied Ashanti tribe--there was little deference shown. A woman who was introduced to the king asked him for a glass of water and tried to sit next to him. "When you do business in Africa, you really need to know what to do," says Bryant. "You never shake someone's hand with your left. When you enter a room...
Willie Carrington, who accompanied Akainyah on the trip, runs Carrington & Carrington Ltd., a firm that specializes in connecting big business with minority executives. When Carrington arrived in the Ashanti region, the aristocrats liked him so much that they named him the Agona Nkosuohene--developmental chief--for the region. When he returned to Chicago, members of the local Ghanaian community began visiting Carrington regularly, instructing him on how to dress and conduct himself during state functions...
...Beyond Ms. Hilton, I extend the roster of potential exceptions to Jessica Alba, Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Aniston, Fiona Apple, Ashanti - in fact, to save some time, just continue alphabetically with celebrity females until Catherine Zeta-Jones...
...made a virtue out of necessity and started concocting her own, using an ingredient native to her country of birth: shea butter. Since 2002 she has sold the moisturizer and other homemade bath products under her Cioccolatina brand (www.cioccolatina.co.uk). Adherents are gluttons for her Tiramisu body butter, Rooibos soap, Ashanti Gold soap and La Mocha body scrub?and enjoy a clear conscience as well as clear skin. The shea and other ingredients come from individual Ghanaian producers or farmer-run co-ops; sellers are guaranteed a fair price. Since 2004 Wood has imported ingredients in bulk for other European cosmetics...
...Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Since 2002 she has sold the moisturizer and other homemade bath products under her Cioccolatina brand (www.cioccolatina.co.uk). Adherents are gluttons for her Tiramisu body butter, Rooibos soap, Ashanti Gold soap and La Mocha body scrub - and enjoy a clear conscience as well as clear skin. The shea and other ingredients come from individual Ghanaian producers or farmer-run co-ops; sellers are guaranteed a fair price. Since 2004 Wood has imported ingredients in bulk for other European cosmetics manufacturers...